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2021-10-05

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Atlanta / post-gazette.com

Kenny Pickett, Pitt light up Georgia Tech in 52-21 win

ATLANTA — As Pitt cheerleaders did backflips in the Bobby Dodd Stadium south end zone, Georgia Tech students hit the exits 100 yards away. Yellow Jackets coach Geoff Collins stayed composed in the third quarter, refusing to lose his relentless shell of optimism. But Kenny Pickett had just put it on Georgia Tech for a fourth time. Read more

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Georgia / rockdalenewtoncitizen.com

Kenny Pickett powers Pitt past Georgia Tech

The Pittsburgh Panthers continued their torrid offensive pace with a 52-21 romp against host Georgia Tech in an Atlantic Coast Conference contest Saturday in Atlanta. Pitt (4-1, 1-0 ACC) extended a school record by scoring 40-plus points for a fifth straight game to start the season. Kenny Pickett finished 23-of-36 passing for 389 yards with four touchdown passes to four different targets. Jordan Addison (six catches for 117 yards and a TD) and Taysir Mack (five receptions for 121 yards and a TD) both topped the century mark. Read more

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Georgia / scorebooklive.com

Georgia’s top high school football players: Meet the state’s best running backs

— Damari Alston, Woodward Academy. Woodward Academy head coach Ryan Davis raves about Damari Alston, and Auburn running backs coach Cadillac Williams has his eye on him. Alston recently rushed for 173 yards and accounted for all four of Woodward Academy’s touchdowns in a win over Banneker, and he excels on special teams on the rare occasions when the opposing team takes a chance by kicking to him. Alston had a fantastic junior season with 1,923 yards and 27 touchdowns, and he’s on pace to break the school’s rushing yards record as a senior. “He is a blue-collar hard-working kid and very humble, mature. He approaches this thing with maturity,” Davis said. “He sees the bigger picture, is well liked by his teachers and peers, very studious and has a 3.4 GPA.” Read more

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Georgia / scorebooklive.com

Vote now: Who should be SBLive Georgia’s high school athlete of the week (Sept. 27-Oct. 2)?

— Cadence Alberty, East Forsyth softball. Alberty went 3-for-3 with a two-run home run, an RBI triple and an RBI single. She pitched the entire game, striking out eight batters in a 10-1 win over Dawson County. This marks East Forsyth’s first region championship win in school history. Jamal Anderson,... Read more

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